A £240m opportunity to reframe the problem of hospitals
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has announced an immediate £240 million cash injection for social care…
October 2, 2018
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Keeping local government on the agenda at Conservative Party Conference
I was delighted to be part of a fascinating fringe session at the Conservative party conference last night, which asked…
October 2, 2018
Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s Services: Models of Distributed Leadership
As a consultant, every council I have worked with has battled the same Gordian knot on senior management and leadership.
September 4, 2018
Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s Services: The need to Stop, Collaborate and Listen
Working at a senior level in local government showed me that the need for coordination, integration and collaboration across the council is more important than ever.
September 4, 2018
Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s Services: Exploring how our own decision-making can generate demand
I have found it both cathartic and helpful to reflect on what it is like to work on the frontline of local government to support children and families.
September 4, 2018
Resilience is largely irrelevant. Local government needs to focus on productivity
The recent LGC article (‘Divisions over resilience index but officers open to new approach’) raises some interesting questions about how…
August 10, 2018
iMPOWER’s impact on lives, budgets and public services
Making a real impact on individuals’ lives, for our clients, and within the wider public services sector is a key measure of success for our EDGEWORK approach.
August 6, 2018
The iMPOWER iNDEX at the CIPFA Annual Conference
iMPOWER shared the latest updates from the iMPOWER iNDEX with Finance Directors at the recent CIPFA annual conference.
July 23, 2018
